5-30-09 Carroll County (MD) Times: Earmarks: Spending your tax dollars-- Lawmakers in the nation's capital are often accused of pork-barrel spending, but some of Maryland's lawmakers argue that the bacon they bring home benefits the state - and the country."People hear earmarks and think of a bridge or a building or some other type of individual project, but in many cases it's a community or national project," said Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md.

5-20-09 Washington Post: (GRAPHIC) Top 10 Choke Points-- Despite an overall decrease in traffic congestion, there are still spots where traffic regularly comes to a crawl during peak periods. Here are the 10 worst traffic choke points in the region. These areas are characterized by severe congestion and extended delays - car speed ranged from 10 to 20 miles per hour, with 115 to 100 cars per mile, per lane

5-1-09 Washington Post: (Graphic) Transportation Projects on the Way-- Several transportation projects will disrupt the flow of traffic throughout the region this summer. Work will affect travel in the District, Maryland and Virginia. Phase one of the two-year, eight-phase rehabilitation of the 14th Street bridges begins this month. Workers will repave and refurbish decaying areas of the bridge decks

4-30-09 Popular Mechanics (May 2009 issue): Virus Hunters: Inside Maryland's New Biosafety Level 4 Lab-- The swine flu has killed more than a hundred people in Mexico with reports of at least 40 infections in the United States. Could the flu cause a pandemic? Health researchers don't think so now, but the Center for Disease Control still suggests Americans take precautions by washing hands, covering coughs and staying home if taken ill. Behind closed doors, the NIH continues to study dangerous diseases of all varieties, preparing to stop the next outbreak before it begins. PM got an early inside look at American's newest infectious disease research laboratory, to see how scientists study the world's deadliest pathogens.